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Dragonfly Garden Ornament – Eyeball Repair

This brass dragonfly has graced our garden for some years, but what seemed like a gentle tap during fall cleanup knocked both eyeballs out. The original adhesive looked like urethane, so I cleaned the sockets, applied a layer around the rim, and popped the marbles back in place.

The clamping looks painful…

Dragonfly Ornament - eyeball repair
Dragonfly Ornament – eyeball repair

Of course, that’s an unbroken Harbor Freight clamp

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  1. Garden Dragonfly Ornament: Eye Re-Repair « The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning Avatar

    […] urethane glue didn’t hold the eye marbles in the garden dragonfly ornament for very long. Although the cured glue had a wonderfully smooth […]